Coppin State Eagles vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Nov 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
COPP	27	27	54
VT	45	43	88

Game Recap

Coppin State Eagles vs Virginia Tech Hokies game highlights

Ben Hammond, Jaylen Curry lead Virginia Tech to 88-54 victory over Coppin State in season opener. Ben Hammond had 20 points, Jaylen Curry scored 19 and Virginia Tech rolled to an 88-54 victory over Coppin State on Tuesday night in a season opener.

Player Stats

COPPIN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Tafara Gapare	14	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	2	4	2	0
2Favour Aire	31	0-2	0-0	2-7	6	0	0	1	4	3	2
14Jamari Piercy	15	1-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	2	2
1Brendan Johnson	33	8-13	1-3	0-0	6	2	0	0	3	1	17
10Camaren Sparrow	24	3-6	0-1	1-1	4	1	1	2	3	5	7
0Malik Shackleford	5	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
7Daveyon Lydner	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Hussain Williams	20	1-5	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	0	4
3Josiah Brown	16	0-2	0-1	5-8	1	0	2	0	2	4	5
5Baasil Saunders	16	2-6	0-2	2-4	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
13Sven Djopmo	18	3-7	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	2	1	8

TOTAL	-	19-5236.5%	2-1216.7%	14-2458.3%	25	4	5	6	24	20	54

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Miles Heide	20	2-2	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	1	1	4	5
13Amani Hansberry	29	6-11	2-3	2-4	9	4	2	0	0	2	16
0Jaylen Curry	27	6-9	3-6	4-7	1	1	1	0	6	2	19
3Ben Hammond	33	6-14	4-9	4-5	3	8	7	0	2	2	20
2Isaiah Elohim	21	2-8	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	6
5Sin'Cere Jones	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
7Kuol Atak	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
31Musa Sagnia	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	0	1	2
22Solomon Davis	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
1Ethan Copeland	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Tyler Johnson	22	3-6	1-2	6-6	7	2	1	1	1	4	13
33Butta Johnson	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	0	3
TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	13-2846.4%	17-2665.4%	34	20	12	5	13	20	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCOPPVT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Coppin State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:46) Jamari Piercy bad pass turnover.
(19:46) Ben Hammond Steal.
(19:40) Isaiah Elohim misses driving layup.
(19:40) Camaren Sparrow Block.
(19:40) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(19:17) Jaylen Curry misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:13) Jamari Piercy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:51) Brendan Johnson makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
20
(18:26) Amani Hansberry misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:26) Jamari Piercy Block.
(18:22) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:21) Ben Hammond makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
23
(18:04) Tafara Gapare bad pass turnover.
(18:04) Amani Hansberry Steal.
+3 (17:47) Amani Hansberry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
26
(17:28) Brendan Johnson bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:12) Miles Heide makes layup (Amani Hansberry assists).
28
(16:56) Camaren Sparrow bad pass turnover.
(16:40) Ben Hammond misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Coppin State Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:37) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(16:22) Favour Aire misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(16:17) Camaren Sparrow Offensive Rebound.
(16:17) Camaren Sparrow misses tip in dunk.
(16:17) Camaren Sparrow Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Jamari Piercy misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:04) Isaiah Elohim Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Jaylen Curry bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:50) Brendan Johnson makes layup (Tafara Gapare assists).
48
(15:42) Foul on Jamari Piercy.
+3 (15:17) Ben Hammond makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Curry assists).
411
+3 (14:49) Brendan Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
711
+2 (14:16) Jaylen Curry makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
713
(13:53) Brendan Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:53) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (13:50) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
715
+2 (13:24) Brendan Johnson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
915
(12:58) Musa Sagnia misses layup.
(12:58) Favour Aire Block.
(12:55) Camaren Sparrow Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) Tafara Gapare bad pass turnover.
(12:45) Ben Hammond Steal.
(12:42) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(12:42) Tafara Gapare Block.
(12:37) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:37) Amani Hansberry makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
917
(12:24) Tafara Gapare misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:19) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Ben Hammond misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:08) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:08) Amani Hansberry makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
919
(11:58) Foul on Tyler Johnson.
(11:58) Josiah Brown misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:58) Coppin State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:58) Josiah Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
1019
(11:50) Butta Johnson bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:48) Hussain Williams makes driving layup.
1219
+3 (11:27) Jaylen Curry makes 27-foot three pointer.
1222
+2 (11:06) Sven Djopmo makes driving layup.
1422
(10:40) Jaylen Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) Hussain Williams Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Sven Djopmo traveling turnover.
(10:21) Butta Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:21) Josiah Brown Steal.
(10:03) Josiah Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:02) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Musa Sagnia makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Amani Hansberry assists).
1424
(9:31) Sven Djopmo misses driving layup.
(9:31) Musa Sagnia Block.
(9:28) Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Tafara Gapare.
+1 (9:28) Tyler Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1425
+1 (9:28) Tyler Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1426
(9:21) Daveyon Lydner misses driving layup.
(9:21) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(8:47) Hussain Williams bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:29) Tafara Gapare Defensive Rebound.
(8:13) Tafara Gapare bad pass turnover.
(8:04) Foul on Tafara Gapare.
+1 (8:04) Jaylen Curry makes free throw 1 of 2.
1427
+1 (8:04) Jaylen Curry makes free throw 2 of 2.
1428
(7:45) Jamari Piercy bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Ben Hammond Steal.
(7:40) Isaiah Elohim misses layup.
(7:35) Ben Hammond Offensive Rebound.
(7:35) Ben Hammond misses tip in layup.
(7:35) Hussain Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Brendan Johnson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:29) Miles Heide Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Ben Hammond bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:18) Jamari Piercy makes driving layup.
1628
+2 (6:50) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
1630
(6:38) Jamari Piercy bad pass turnover.
(6:38) Jaylen Curry Steal.
+3 (6:31) Jaylen Curry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
1633
(6:16) Foul on Miles Heide.
(6:16) Favour Aire misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:16) Coppin State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:16) Favour Aire makes free throw 2 of 2.
1733
(5:48) Foul on Jamari Piercy.
(5:48) Jaylen Curry misses free throw 1 of 3.
(5:48) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:48) Jaylen Curry makes free throw 2 of 3.
1734
+1 (5:48) Jaylen Curry makes free throw 3 of 3.
1735
(5:32) Camaren Sparrow traveling turnover.
(5:22) Foul on Camaren Sparrow.
(5:22) Miles Heide misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:22) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:22) Miles Heide misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:21) Camaren Sparrow Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Camaren Sparrow misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:08) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Tyler Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:48) Favour Aire Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Favour Aire bad pass turnover.
(4:37) Amani Hansberry Steal.
(4:09) Tyler Johnson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:07) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:07) team shot clock turnover .
(3:51) Brendan Johnson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:47) Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on Camaren Sparrow.
(3:40) Amani Hansberry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:40) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:40) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
1736
(3:26) Hussain Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Miles Heide bad pass turnover.
(3:08) Foul on Miles Heide.
(3:08) Baasil Saunders misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:08) Coppin State Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:08) Baasil Saunders misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:07) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Isaiah Elohim misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Isaiah Elohim Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:43) Isaiah Elohim makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
1739
(2:27) Foul on Jaylen Curry.
+1 (2:27) Baasil Saunders makes free throw 1 of 2.
1839
+1 (2:27) Baasil Saunders makes free throw 2 of 2.
1939
(2:18) Jaylen Curry bad pass turnover.
(2:18) Baasil Saunders Steal.
+2 (2:15) Baasil Saunders makes 0-foot dunk.
2139
(1:44) Isaiah Elohim misses driving layup.
(1:41) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(1:41) Amani Hansberry misses tip in dunk.
(1:39) Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:37) Jaylen Curry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyler Johnson assists).
2142
(1:22) Brendan Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:22) Ben Hammond Steal.
(1:22) Foul on Baasil Saunders.
(1:22) Ben Hammond misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:21) Josiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Tyler Johnson.
+1 (1:21) Josiah Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
2242
+1 (1:21) Josiah Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
2342
(1:16) Jaylen Curry bad pass turnover.
(1:16) Josiah Brown Steal.
(0:56) Brendan Johnson misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:52) Brendan Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) Brendan Johnson makes layup.
2542
(0:46) Ben Hammond misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:43) Favour Aire Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Foul on Jaylen Curry.
+1 (0:40) Sven Djopmo makes free throw 1 of 2.
2642
+1 (0:40) Sven Djopmo makes free throw 2 of 2.
2742
+2 (0:21) Amani Hansberry makes layup (Isaiah Elohim assists).
2744
(0:21) Foul on Brendan Johnson.
+1 (0:21) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 1 of 1.
2745
(0:01) Brendan Johnson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Musa Sagnia Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

COPP

54Points88

19-52(36.5%)Field Goal(%)29-58(50.0%)

2-12(16.7%)3-Point(%)13-28(46.4%)

14-24(58.3%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

29(12)Rebounds(Offensive)38(15)

4Assists20

5Steals12

6Blocks5

24Turnovers14

20(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

2Largest Lead36

Game Details

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA

attendance: 5,588 (62.6%)

spread: VT -31.5

over/under: 150.5